Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Sample Plot Structure (Freytag’s Pyramid)
Climax:
Rising Action:
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Harry Potter’s confrontation with Professor Quirrell, who
is being controlled by Lord Voldemort, is the climax of
the story because it is an action intense battle in the novel
and the reader now knows who has taken the stone. Harry
realizes that Voldemort is trying to make a comeback and
wants to destroy him. Harry prevents Voldemort from
stealing the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Harry discovers that the mysterious
package from Gringott’s is now at
Hogwarts.
Harry Potter and friends come up with
their own plan to save the stone and set
it into motion. Hermione realizes there
is a trapdoor under the guard dog in the
third-floor corridor.
Falling Action:
Inciting Incident:
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Harry Potter gets the letter
from Hogwarts telling him that
he is a wizard and he is to
come to Hogwarts for the new
school year.
Exposition:
Harry Potter is the main character.
Important minor characters are Ronald Weasley and
Hermione Granger.
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Setting Time = Current/Modern, over the
course of a school year.
Setting Place= England and Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Directions:
Fill in each
box with a
description of
events for each
part of the
plot. Be sure
to use detail
when needed.
List two events
for both Rising
and Falling
Action.
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Dumbledore destroys the Sorcerer’s
Stone.
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Harry discovers that it was his mother’s
love that protected him from Voldemort
during their battle.
Resolution:
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Gryffindor wins the house cup.
The reader understands that Voldemort is going to
be a continued threat to Harry and the Wizard
community.
Harry returns to the Dursley’s for the summer.
Mrs. Wingerter
October 8, 2015
Required Summer Reading Project
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
One concept that I will take away after having read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling is that when faced with a
difficult situation it is sometimes necessary to rely on friends in order to be successful. Harry is able to discover who really is behind the theft of the
Sorcerer’s Stone because of his help from his friends Hermione and Ron. Without their help Harry would not have been successful and the stone
would’ve been used by the wicked wizard, Quirrell who was being controlled by Lord Voldemort. Hermione and Ron risked their own safety in order
to help Harry make everyone in the wizard community safer. In turn, Harry has to be willing to accept their help in order to achieve his goal of not
allowing the stone to fall into the hands of an evil wizard, Voldemort.
I would highly recommend this novel to upper elementary students through adults. Although Harry is only 10 years old when he begins
his studies at Hogwarts, there is enough action and suspense in the story to keep a more mature reader interested. The story does have some violence
though and that might be too scary for a younger reader. The story is straight forward and is told by a third person narrator who knows what is going on
with most of the characters, but closely follows Harry’s actions and thoughts. This novel would be perfect for someone who is interested in the battle
between good and evil, loves magic and suspense, and enjoys reading fantasy stories.